The BVT Games Fund III Dynamic has secured the rights (http://www.bvt.de/modules/news.php?id=93) to the Gothic 4 license. They will fund the development and contract JoWooD to develop and publish the game. Detailed infos about their quite complex deal can be found in the other newsbit nearby.
Other notable games made with budget provided by one of BVT´s Game Funds are Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 & add-on, NWN 2 & add-on, and Desperados 2 by Gothic 4 developer Spellbound.
The BVT Games Fund III is open for investors until the end of the year.
More information. (http://www.rpgwatch.com/show/newsbit?newsbit=7535)

skavenhorde

December 19th, 2007, 17:40

So Jowood sold Gothic 4 IP? They get to make it, publish it but don't own it now? Seems like all they went through during that big fight with PB was for nothing.